A Bowling Ball Rolling on Level Ground at the Speed

question 41

Multiple Choice

A bowling ball rolling on level ground at the speed v strikes a basketball at rest. The basketball moves off in the original direction of the bowling ball

• A) with the speed v while the bowling ball stops.
• B) faster than v while the bowling ball continues slower than v.
• C) with the speed v while the bowling ball moves backward.
• D) together with the bowling ball at the same speed of less than v.

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